Display device



Aug. 12 1924. 1,504,873

A. DIETSCHE, JR

DISPLAY `DEVICE- Filed Feb. e, 1922 Znventon Adozphietsdw Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNITED sra'rss PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH DIE'ISCHE, JR., 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSGNOR TO AMERICAN LIT'HOGRPI-IIC COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

Application filed February 8, 1922.

T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it knowuthat 1, ADoLPrr Drnrscrrn, Junior, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to display devices, and particularly to that class thereof intended for window or counter use and which may represent colorful lithographie facsimiles of real merchandise. The object of my improvements is to provide a device of the class specified of simple construction, which can be laid flat for shipment and which can be erected into display condition withlittle effort.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawing accompanying this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the display device erected for use.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the blank as cutfrom the sheet.

Y F ig. 3 is an enlarged partial top plan view showing the securing elements\interlocked, back of the box cover.

Figs. 1 and 3 are to one scale, and Fig. 2 is to a scale about half that of the other figures.

1n the drawing, numeral 5 designates a fictitious container displaying merchandise such as cigars, or the like, cover 6 appear'- ing to be raised for exhibiting the contents of the container, which is apparently supported on a display stand having a` front base member 7 provided with feet 8 and 9 and rearwardly extending base slides 10 and 11, respectively, each being provided with feet 12 and 13, the latter or rear feet being shorter than the forward feet, causing the device to "be inclined backwardly.

The blank, as illustrated in Fig. 2, is represented as a flat lithographed form cut integrally from sheet material, and consists essentially of a front wall including the elements 5 to 9 inclusive, and the two Serial No. 534,851.

side members which include the base elements 10, 11, the fictitious container ends 111, 15,' and naps 16, 17 respectively.

Lines o-f demarcation or bending or scoring are shown by vertical dotted lines 18, 19, at the point of articulation between the front wall and the side walls, respectively, and in like manner horizontal dotted lines 20, 21, indicate the points at which the extending side flaps 16, 17 are bent to form the box corners, as 22, respectively.

Separation of the ends, respectively, of the upper portion 6 of the front wall from the side flaps 16, 17, is provided by narrow slots 23, 2&1-, extending vertically downward from the top edge of element 6 to the hor'- Zontal bending lines 20, 21.

Near the upper ends of side flaps 16, 17, are provided means for securely holding them together when bent in horizontal position.

Said means preferably include a vertical slot 25, transversely central of side flap 17, and an associated locking tongue 26 on side flap 16, formed by a curved slot 27 extending. inwardly from the vertical slot` 23 to a point midway of side iao 16, and an arcuately curved notch 28 at the upper end 29 of flap 16, providing a tongue of uniform width throughout its length.

ln securing the interlocking elements together, side flap 16 is disposed over side flap 17, and tongue 26, on being slightly depressed, is entered into slot 25, firmly interlocking the top elements of the structure, which is obviously open at the back and bottom, but prese-nts the appearance, from the front, of abox resting upon a support and having its cover raised toy display its contents.

I claim:

1. 1n a display device the combination of a front wall, opposite end walls articulated thereto, and a, flap articulated to the upper edge of each end wall, said Haps having means for mutually interlocking and said end walls terminating downwardly in feet adapted for supporting the display, the front and end walls being held in angular relation and the device in display position by the interlockin of said flaps.

2. In a display evice the combination of a front wall, opposite end walls'` articulated I thereto, and a flap articulated to the upper edge of each end wall, said flaps having vmeans for mutually interlocking, said front wall projecting above said flaps when interlocked, said front and end walls terminating downwardly in feet at their lateral outer portions, the adjacent front and end wall feet being articulated together, the front and end walls being held in angular relation and the device in display position by the interlocking of said flaps.

In witness whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 3d day of February, 1922.

ADOLPH DIETSCHE, JR. 

